Which to use
“Naht” and “Name” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,136
- “Naht” frequency rank
- #638
- “Name” frequency rank
- 12774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Naht | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Linie, wo sich zwei durch Nähen verbundene Stoffe berühren | eine eingliedrige oder mehrgliedrige, aus einem oder mehreren Worten bestehende Bezeichnung, eine zugeordnete Information, die der Identifizierung und Individualisierung dient, ein Eigenname für |
Where the eye mixes Naht and Name
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Naht vs Name
A purely visual mix-up. Naht ([naːt]) and Name ([ˈnaːmə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12774, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Naht is recorded at frequency rank #12,136, classified as anoun, pronounced [naːt]. Name is at rank #638, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnaːmə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 12774, this pair ranks #1,962,118 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Naht vs Name
Shared letters: an. Private to "Naht": ht. Private to "Name": em.
"Naht" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Name" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Naht" for "Name" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Naht" or "Name" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Naht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Name" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,118 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Naht" and "Name" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nagy vs Naht". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,962,118 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.